
‘There is no dearth of oxygen; adequate ventilators, beds available’
The Hindu
Refilling centres in Dharwad district are supplying oxygen to various towns and cities in North Karnataka, says Deputy Commissioner Nitesh Patil
Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad Nitesh Patil has said that there is no dearth of oxygen and hospital beds for COVID-19 patients in Dharwad district and daily, around 40 tonnes of oxygen is being utilised for treatment. Speaking to presspersons through virtual mode on Monday, Mr. Patil said that while there is a surge in the number of cases of the pandemic, all arrangements have been made and adequate number of ventilators and ICU beds are available. “The required quantity of oxygen is being procured from Ballari and there are oxygen refilling centres in Dharwad district from where oxygen is being supplied to various towns and cities in North Karnataka,” he said.
On December 23, the newly elected office bearers of the Anna Nagar Towers Club, led by its president ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, who is a former MLA, met with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin and conveyed their greetings. According to a press release, besides, ‘Purasai’ B. Ranganathan, the Anna Nagar Towers Club delegation that met Stalin at Anna Arivalayam, the DMK Party headquarters, included vice-president R. Sivakumar, secretary R. Muralibabu, joint secretary D. Manojkumar, treasurer K. Jayachandran and executive committee members N. D. Avinash, K. Kumar, N. R. Madhurakavi, K. Mohan, U. Niranjan, S. Parthasarathi, K. Rajasekar, S. Rajasekar, M. S. Ramesh, R. Satheesh, N. C. Venkatesan and K. Yuvaraj. Karthik Mohan, deputy secretary of DMK’s Information Technology Wing, was present on the occasion.












